It is essential that a holistic
approach is made to this training program, a program for the Mind,
the Body and the Spirit. It is thus essential that the teachings
are both exoteric (physical) and esoteric (in the sense of
'inner'), and both have to be incorporated into the
training.

Exoteric - When we are young this
is the way we go in the Warrior Arts; young people (and young men
especially) like to have a 'ruck' now and again, it gets rid of the
aggression too. Thus perhaps 80% of the training for young peope is
in the exoteric field. This is natural, but there is a need today
to incorporate a more esoteric approach since the Martial Arts has
become little more than a 'sport'. In ancient times every culture
had its Warrior Arts Training for the young men (mostly) within
what is called the Mannerbund. Within this age-set the
young men we trained as warriors, not only at a physical level but
at a spiritual level, since these were Cultic
Warrior-Bands.

Esoteric-When we get older we begin to take a more esoteric
approach, since the body ages and gets weaker so hard physical
training can do more harm than good. Here there is a need for
something more akin to theTai Chi which is slower
and less physically hard and not based upon strength but on Inner
Power. This is the normal approach, but in reality even when
we are younger we would benefit by a balance of exoteric-esoteric
levels which would certainly increase our strength and power
drastically.